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Funder directory / Italy

Venture capital firms in Italy (2026)

40 funders based in Italy. Filter by stage, sector or business model below. Contact details are part of Pro.

P101

Venture capitalMilano, ItalyPre-seed · Seed · GrowthB2B / B2C

P101 is a multi-stage venture capital firm that invests in technology and digital companies from seed to early growth. The firm takes minority stakes and provides capital, strategic guidance, and access to its corpora…

FintechRegtechAISoftware and SaaSConsumerHealth

Eureka! Venture SGR

Venture capitalMilan, ItalyPre-seed · Seed · Series A · Growth

Eureka! Venture SGR is an independent Italian venture capital asset management company focused on deep tech, science-based, and digital tech investments. It manages several funds targeting pre-seed, seed, early-stage,…

Deep techAIHealthMobilityClimate

Italian Founders Fund

Venture capitalItalyPre-seed · Seed · Series AB2B

Italian Founders Fund is a founder-backed venture capital firm that invests in startups with Italian DNA, whether founded in Italy, expanding there, or started by Italian founders globally. It leads or co-leads early-…

AIFintechHealthPaymentsRegtechSoftware and SaaS

Zest Investments

Venture capitalRome, ItalyPre-seed · Seed

Zest is an early-stage venture capital firm and startup accelerator based in Italy, created from the merger of Digital Magics and LVenture Group. It invests in technology startups and drives open innovation programs f…

AIClimateSoftware and SaaSHealthFintechInsurtech

Euregio Plus Alpine Venture Capital

Venture capitalBolzano, ItalyPre-seed · Seed · Series A

Euregio+ Alpine Venture Capital S.p.A. is an Italian SICAF venture capital firm. It invests in high-growth startups and small-to-medium enterprises developing innovative technology products or services, focusing on pr…

Software and SaaSFoodHealthClimateDeep tech

Excellis Ventures

Venture capitalMilan, ItalyPre-seed · Seed · Series A

Excellis Ventures is a venture capital firm that invests in deep tech startups founded by Italian researchers and entrepreneurs globally. The firm backs companies converting scientific research into commercial enterpr…

Deep techIndustrialClimateHealthAI

BlackSheep Fund

Venture capitalMilan, ItalyPre-seed · Seed · Series A · Series B+B2B

BlackSheep Ventures is a Milan-based venture capital firm managing funds authorized by the Bank of Italy. The firm invests in European technology companies from Seed to Series B, focusing on vertical AI, domain-specif…

AISoftware and SaaSMedia

Deep Ocean Capital

Venture capitalRome, ItalySeed · Series A

Deep Ocean Capital is an independent management company hosting early-stage venture capital funds, such as Deep Blue Ventures. The firm focuses on deep tech startups, targeting seed and selected Series A opportunities…

Deep techAISoftware and SaaSHealthClimate

Koinos Capital

Venture capitalMilan, ItalyPre-seed · Seed · Series A · Growth · Buyout

Koinos Capital is an Italian investment firm providing capital across venture capital, private equity, and private markets strategies. The firm supports early-stage startups from pre-seed to Series A as well as mid-si…

Software and SaaSAI

Siryo SpA

Venture capitalBari, ItalyPre-seed · Seed · Growth

Siryo SpA is a venture capital firm and venture studio focusing on materials science technologies for human and environmental health (One-Health). It provides risk capital through equity, convertible loans, and partic…

FoodHealthClimateDeep tech

8a+ Investimenti SGR

Venture capitalVarese, ItalyGrowth · Debt

8a+ Investimenti SGR is an Italian asset management company that invests in Italian small and medium-sized enterprises across private markets. Its fund strategies cover venture capital investments, European real estat…

AIIndustrialClimateReal estate

Club Italia Investimenti 2

Venture capitalMilan, ItalyPre-seed · Seed · Growth

Club Italia Investimenti 2 is a Milan-based venture capital investment company founded in 2013. It focuses on early-stage technology startups, providing initial capital for product prototyping and supporting growth ac…

FintechMobilitySoftware and SaaS

Futura SGR

Venture capitalMilan, ItalyGrowthB2B

Futura SGR is an asset management firm based in Milan, Italy. Through its fund Futura Growth, it invests growth capital at the intersection of venture capital and private equity, focusing on European and Italian compa…

FintechHealthFoodEducationAI

Neva SGR

Venture capitalTurin, Italy

Neva SGR is the venture capital arm of Intesa Sanpaolo. It invests globally in early-stage and high-growth companies across life science, climate tech, digital transformation, aerospace, and manufacturing.

HealthClimateAISoftware and SaaSDeep techIndustrial

Rancilio Cube SICAF

Venture capitalMilano, Italy

Rancilio Cube SICAF is an Italian regulated investment company that operates as a fund-of-funds platform. It commits capital as a limited partner into top-tier international venture capital funds across global innovat…

AIFintechHealthDeep techClimateMobility

Ulixes Capital Partners

Venture capitalRome, ItalySeedB2B

Ulixes Capital Partners is a financial holding company based in Italy that invests in early-stage startups. It backs companies through dedicated investment vehicles and club deals alongside co-investors, while also of…

Deep techFintechFoodEducationSoftware and SaaS

Alkemia SGR

Venture capitalPadova, ItalyGrowthB2B

Alkemia SGR S.p.A. is an Italian asset management firm that manages Private Equity, Venture Capital, and PIPE funds. It provides capital and strategic support to small and medium-sized enterprises focused on corporate…

Software and SaaSFoodClimateMobility

Claris Ventures

Venture capitalTorino, ItalyPre-seed · Seed · Series A

Claris Ventures is a venture capital firm based in Turin, Italy, dedicated exclusively to early-stage therapeutics companies. It invests in existing biotech startups and co-creates new ventures around breakthrough sci…

HealthDeep tech

Finint Investments SGR

Venture capitalConegliano, ItalyGrowth · Debt

Finint Investments SGR is an Italian asset management company that operates across private equity, venture capital, private debt, real estate, and infrastructure investments. It provides growth capital, debt instrumen…

Real estateClimateGeneralist

MITO Technology

Venture capitalItalyPre-seed · Seed

MITO Technology sponsors and advises venture capital funds focused on early-stage technologies for sustainability and climate tech. It backs technology transfer and sustainable industrial technologies aimed at transfo…

ClimateDeep techIndustrial

Pariter Partners

Venture capitalMilan, ItalyPre-seed · Seed · Series A

Pariter Partners is an early-stage investment holding company that invests in deeptech startups and entrepreneurial scientists in Italy and Europe. The firm provides funding directly as well as through its syndicate p…

Deep techAI

Scientifica Venture Capital

Venture capitalL'Aquila, ItalyPre-seed

Scientifica Venture Capital is an investment holding company that transforms scientific research and emerging technologies into high-potential commercial ventures. It invests in early-stage deeptech startups across fi…

Deep techAIHealthFood

LIFTT

Venture capitalTorino, Italy

LIFTT is an Italian venture capital investor focused on deep tech solutions and transferring research from lab to market. It invests in startups across sectors such as critical resources, health and aging, data infras…

Deep techHealthAIIndustrial

Vertis SGR

Venture capitalNaples, ItalyPre-seed · Seed · Growth

Vertis SGR is an Italian asset management company that manages closed-end funds focused on venture capital and private equity investments. It backs research projects, university spin-offs, startups, scaleups, and SMEs…

Generalist

Avanzi Etica SICAF EuVECA

Venture capitalItalyPre-seed · Seed · Series A

a|impact (Avanzi Etica SICAF EuVECA S.p.A.) is an investment vehicle that promotes the development and growth of innovative SMEs and start-ups with a positive social, environmental, and cultural impact. It mainly inve…

Avvio Capital

Venture capitalItalyPre-seed · Seed

Avvio Capital is an early-stage investment firm focusing on pre-seed and seed rounds. It backs startups founded by Italian entrepreneurs globally or international founders expanding into the Italian market.

Generalist

Indaco Venture Partners

Venture capitalMilan, Italy

Indaco Venture Partners SGR is an independent Italian venture capital asset management company. It focuses on investments in companies innovating in electronics, robotics, new materials, medtech, biotech, pharma, and …

Deep techHealthSoftware and SaaS

Panakès Partners

Venture capitalMilan, ItalyPre-seed · Seed

Panakès Partners is a venture capital firm backing life sciences startups and SMEs with innovative products across medtech and biotech. The firm provides both financial and business support to companies solving unmet …

Health

Primo Capital

Venture capitalMilano, Italy

Primo Capital is an Italian independent alternative investment platform dedicated to key technological sectors. It manages funds across investment strategies including climate, health, digital, and space technologies.

ClimateHealthDeep tech

The Techshop

Venture capitalMilan, ItalySeedB2B

The Techshop is an Italian venture capital firm focused on early-stage and seed-stage investments in the B2B digital space. It provides active capital and strategic support to founders building B2B software and AI-ena…

Software and SaaSAI